Quicklet on Forrest Gump

by Sarah Naftalis

Overview

Quicklets: Learn More. Read Less. Forrest Gump was based upon a novel of the same title by Winston Groom. Adapted for the screen by writer Eric Roth and directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film was released on July 6, 1994. It was the #1 movie its opening weekend, pulling in over $24 million. It would come to earn close to $330 million domestically and over $347 million internationally. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and won 6, including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Picture. The American Film Institute included Forrest Gump on its 100 Years...100 Movies list, ranking it at 71 in 1998 and at 76 in 2007. BOOK EXCERPT FROM PART 6 OF FORREST GUMP Jennys sudden departure leaves Forrest in shock. One day, he decides to go for a run down the road, then to the end of town, through Greenbow County, across the state, until he reaches the Pacific Ocean. Having reached one coast, he turns around and heads east until he hits the Atlantic. Forrest crisscrosses the nation on foot, passing through every type of American landscape, his hair and beard growing with each step. Soon, Forrests cross-country journey begins to garner media attention. Reporters attempt to uncover the reason behind his run, but, he insists, there is none. Jenny, now a waitress, even sees him on the news. Over time, Forrest attracts followers: some ordinary people inspired by his actions who want to join his run, others entrepreneurs who need his help. One such man is looking for a bumper sticker idea and another for a t-shirt design. Unwittingly, Forrest gives both what they are looking for. For Forrest, running is an attempt to put the past behind [him] before [he can] move on. And after 3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hours, Forrest feels that he has accomplished his task. He stops in the middle of a desert, and his band of running disciples wait for him to speak. Im pretty tired, he says. I think Ill go home now. Leaving his stunned followers and a watching nation behind, Forrest returns home to Alabama. After years without contact, Forrest receives a letter from Jenny. She saw him running on television and asks him to visit her in Savannah. That invitation brings Forrest here, to the bus stop bench from which he has told his story to a stream of listeners. The old woman beside him kindly informs him that he doesnt need to take a bus to get to Jennys apartment; in fact, it is just a few blocks away. It was nice talking to you, Forrest blurts out, and he sprints down the street until he reaches Jennys door. With short hair and clad in a waitresss uniform, Jenny greets Forrest with an enthusiastic hug. She shows him the scrapbook she has kept of the newspaper and magazine articles that were written about him during his cross-country run. As Jenny begins to apologize to Forrest for all the wrong she has done to him over the years, a friend bursts in to drop off a little boy Jennys son. ...to be continued! Quicklets: Learn More. Read Less.

CHAPTER OUTLINE

Introduction
+ Forrest Gump: Background Information
+ Forrest Gump Plot Overview
+ List Of Important Characters In Forrest Gump
+ Key Terms & Definitions For Forrest Gump
+ ...and much more

Additional Reading
+ Major Reviews & Related Articles
+ Interesting Facts About Forrest Gump

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013992511
Publisher:	Hyperink
Publication date:	02/18/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

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